NT Demographics and LocalStats
Northern Territory is a territory of Australia. It's capital city is Darwin.
In the 2011 census the population of Northern Territory was 211,945 and is comprised of approximately 48.3% females and 51.7% males.
The median/average age of the population of Northern Territory is 31 years of age.
74.6% of people living in the state of Northern Territory were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.0% United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, 1.9% New Zealand, 1.7% Philippines, 0.9% India, 0.5% United States of America, 0.5% Greece, 0.5% Indonesia, 0.5% Germany, 0.4% China .
62.8% of people living in Northern Territory speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 16.3% Australian Indigenous Languages , 10.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Other, 1.3% Greek, 0.8% Tagalog, 0.6% Filipino , 0.6% Mandarin, 0.4% Indonesian, 0.4% Vietnamese.
The religious makeup of Northern Territory is 23.9% No religion, 21.6% Catholic, 14.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.4% Anglican, 6.9% Uniting Church, 3.7% Lutheran, 2.7% Baptist, 2.4% Christian, nfd, 1.8% Eastern Orthodox, 1.7% Buddhism.
43.1% of people are married, 42.2% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 3.4% are separated. There are 5202 widowed people living in Northern Territory.
66.9% of the people living in Northern Territory over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.1% are working on a part time basis. Northern Territory has an unemployment rate of 5.3%.
The main occupations of people living in Northern Territory are 19.9% Professionals, 15.1% Technicians & trades workers, 14.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 13.4% Community & personal service workers, 12.0% Managers, 9.6% Labourers, 6.8% Sales workers, 6.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.
The main industries people from Northern Territory work in are 20.9% Public administration and safety, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 8.9% Education and training, 8.2% Construction, 8.1% Retail trade, 6.2% Accommodation and food services, 4.9% Professional, scientific and technical services, 4.8% Other services, 4.7% Transport, postal and warehousing.
15.6% of homes are fully owned, and 30.6% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 49.1% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $745 per week and the median household income is $1674 per week.
The median rent in Northern Territory is $225 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2058 per month.
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